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| Every Person's Gift |
| By Rabbi Yaakov Meir Shechter |
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| Every person has different natural strengths, and by perfecting his own special trait, he can merit God’s help and even miracles. |
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| Yosef Danced In Prison |
| By Rabbi Shalom Arush |
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| Yosef was incarcerated on trumped-up charges. Even so, he accepted his plight with happiness. The Midrash tells us that Yosef was a "jumping man,"... |
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| The Secret of Rebuke |
| By Rabbi Yaakov Meir Shechter |
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| In most cases, when one person tries to rebuke another, he only makes matters worse. Not only does he fail to improve the other person... |
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| A Strange Vision |
| By Rabbi Yaakov Meir Shechter |
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| The entire scene was not real. There were no butcher shops, no customer, and no streets. It was a vision with an important message to convey... |
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| By the Sweat of your Brow |
| By Rabbi Shalom Arush |
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| If the purpose of the soul's descent to the material world is to get to know Hashem, then why is it such a difficult task? Couldn't live be made easier?... |
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| Don't Add Sadness To Bitterness |
| By Rabbi Yaakov Meir Shechter |
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| The important thing is to respond with bitterness – not sadness or depression. The bitterness a person should feel when he is being... |
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| Trust and Worry are Mutually Exclusive |
| By Rabbi Shalom Arush |
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| "Let your ears listen to the utterance of your mouth! You claim to have emuna, and in the same breath you say you're worried – that's mutually exclusive!... |
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| The Joy of the Seer |
| By Rabbi Yaakov Meir Shechter |
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| It has been reported that the joy of the Seer of Lublin was so great that it spilled over to all of his possessions. His table, his chair, even... |
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| Business |
| By Rabbi Shalom Arush |
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| Some people think that they're making big money by juggling money that's not really their own. If they'd check carefully, they'd see that the cost... |
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| Fighting Chutzpah With Chutzpah |
| By Rabbi Yaakov Meir Shechter |
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| Once we have identified the enemy, the second step is repelling the attack, said Rabbi Uri of Strelisk, is to respond with a chutzpah that stems... |
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| The Successful Business Man |
| By Rabbi Shalom Arush |
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| Or second, you don't believe in HaShem or in His ability to support you, and you bang your head against the wall trying to make a living... |
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| Rebuke - A Mitzvah of Compassion |
| By Rabbi Yaakov Meir Shechter |
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| As we have said, rebuke must be accompanied by compassion, for without it, our words will not be heard at all. Rebbe Nachman taught that we... |
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| The Story of Yossele |
| By Rabbi Shalom Arush |
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| He moved aside the painting of the waterfall in the drawing room, and lo and behold, there was the safe. Yossele barely turned its dial, and the unlocked... |
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| Standing Up To The Test |
| By Rabbi Yaakov Meir Shechter |
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| To live a life of holiness in this world, one must withstand a number of tests. For many people, this means a day-to-day struggle with... |
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| Tricks of the Evil Inclination |
| By Rabbi Yaakov Meir Shechter |
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| However, many Tzaddikim understood that Napoleon’s real goal was the annihilation of the Jewish people, and his first step was to weaken them... |
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